The optimal treatment strategy for coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) has not been well
established. The benefit of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was inferred mainly …

Background: The optimal treatment strategy of chronic total occlusion (CTO) is currently
debated. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the long-term clinical outcomes of successful …

Background/Objectives: Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is a prevalent finding in patients with
coronary artery disease and is associated with increased mortality. Prior reports on the …

Background Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is a challenging entity in coronary interventions.
With improvements in technology and techniques, success rates for percutaneous coronary …

Background The results of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-
PCI) trials are inconclusive. Therefore, we studied whether CTO-PCI leads to improvement …

The presence of concurrent chronic total occlusion (CTO) is a strong predictor for both short-
term and long-term mortality. Successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of CTO …

Aims Studies comparing the outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) along
with optimal medical therapy (OMT) versus OMT alone in treatment of chronic total occlusion …

Introduction The optimal management of patients with coronary chronic total occlusions
(CTO) remains controversial. This meta‐analysis aims to compare percutaneous coronary …

Background It was under debate whether chronic total occlusion (CTO) patients could
benefit from percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We sought to compare clinical …

Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total coronary occlusions
(CTO) improves clinical symptoms and quality of life. The longer-term safety of PCI …